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Tea with Tony | Episode 12 | April 2022

7 April 2022

As we celebrate a full year of Tea with Tony, we’ve got some big questions for our favourite economist to ponder. Is the grim reality of inflation driving us into recession? What will that mean for Kiwis in real terms. And did someone really say house price falls of 18%…

Tony Alexander | Are Kiwis part of a slow moving car crash?

25 March 2022

Taken from Tea with Tony March 2022 As New Zealand’s Omicron cases spiral, the Reserve Bank’s interest rate forecasts are on a similar trajectory. We’re hurting at the pump, the supermarket checkout, and everywhere in between. But the housing market is finally flipping the trend. Unemployment is at its…

Tea with Tony | Episode 11 | March 2022

6 March 2022

As New Zealand’s Omicron cases spiral the Reserve Bank’s interest rate forecasts are on a similar trajectory. We’re hurting at the pump, the supermarket checkout and everywhere in between. But the housing market is finally flipping the trend, unemployment is at its lowest rate in history, and we’ve got a…

Tony Alexander | The Year of Omicron?

21 February 2022

Taken from Tea with Tony February 2022 It seems 2022 will be the year of Omicron. What could that mean for the economy? Is the property boom over for New Zealand? And what about interest rates, inflation, and that CCCFA legislation? Despite challenges in all of these areas, Tony is…

Tea with Tony | Episode 10 | February 2022

31 January 2022

We’re back with Tea with Tony and it seems 2022 will be the year of Omicron. What could that mean for the economy? Is the property boom over for NZ? And what of interest rates, inflation and THAT CCCFA legislation. Despite challenges in all of these areas, independent economist Tony…

Tony Alexander | Economic Outlook: Red, Orange, or Green

9 December 2021

Taken from Tea with Tony December 2021 The Housing Market According to Independent economist Tony Alexander there have been fairly radical changes to the housing market in the last month, as indicated by his latest REINZ survey results. In the November survey, 56% of real estate agent respondents claimed they saw fewer first home…